CAIRO: According to final results announced by the electoral commission on Tuesday, Iraqi Populist Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr’s movement obtained the biggest number of seats in parliament, winning 73 seats. On the other hand, the Sunni Taqaddum party secured 37 seats in last month’s general election, while the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) attained 31 seats, state media revealed, referring to the commission report.

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